#tru veld

[amarcia]

Laundry Day (in which Anakin is allergic to water)

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[padawanlost]

What actually happened between Tru, Ferus and Anakin in that final book? I read it a long time ago but as far as I know, Anakin had not been asked to fix Tru's lightsaber, he accidentally heard them talking about it, figured out what they missed and simply didn't say anything at the moment. He planned to tell after and genuinely forgot

"All right, I fixed it." Ferus put the handle back together and handed the lightsaber back to Tru. "You shouldn't have any more problems. Your power cell is boosted." Anakin started to step forward. If Ferus had worked on the power cell, that meant that Tru needed to check the flux aperture again. Anakin had tweaked it before, but it might need an adjustment to compensate for the power boost. Anyway, it would be wise to double-check. Anakin had better tell him. But he stopped when he heard his name. "Why didn't you ask Anakin to fix it?" Ferus asked. "He's better at this than I am." "He was busy with Obi-Wan," Tru murmured. Anakin realized that Tru had evaded the question. He could have asked him to help. He frowned as he watched the two Padawans, their heads close together. Tru was drifting away from him. He could feel it. [Jude Watson. The Final Showdown]

On Korriban, while Ferus fixed Tru’s lightsaber, Anaki overheard their conversation. He didn’t know for sure the lightsaber was faulty but he believe he could do a better job because he had fixed it before and knew it better than Ferus how to adjust it. However, because of his rivalry with Ferus and his fear of losing Tru’s friendship he didn’t say anything to either of them.

Not long after they ended up in a fight and that’s when Anakin realized something was actually wrong with Tru’s lightsaber:

The creatures carved from stone that sat on the ledges took flight in shimmering images of fire and destruction. Tru ducked as one of them flew directly in his face, but the creature became nothing but particles of dust. Anakin saw Tru grip his lightsaber more tightly. Tru's lightsaber! He had forgotten to tell him to check the readout for the flux aperture! He had walked away, angry and hurt. Why hadn't he remembered? Had he wanted to forget? He couldn't do it now. If he did, the Masters would know that Tru's lightsaber had broken and he hadn't told Ry-Gaul. He would get himself and Tru in trouble. And Ferus probably had fixed it perfectly, the way he did everything else. [Jude Watson. The Final Showdown]

Not reporting a problem this big to your master was a big no-no and that’s why neither Tru non Ferus told their masters of the issue. And Anakin, in anger, rationalized that he couldn’t tell either and since Ferus was so perfect he probably could solve the problem.

Tru had leaped up on a tomb to fight two zombies. With his flexible arms and legs, he moved like a rolling wave. He took down three thermal detonators that were flying through the air. He swung his lightsaber in an arc. It flickered. Anakin watched in horror as it buzzed, the shaft flickering again and again. It was losing power! Tru was in the middle of them. Obi-Wan hadn't seen it. He had charged forward, the way to Omega now clear. Everything in Anakin screamed to follow Obi-Wan, to be in on the capture of Omega. Except one thing. Friendship. But he had hesitated too long. As he watched, Ferus and Tru exchanged a glance. Simultaneously, Ferus and Tru flipped their lightsabers through the air. Tru caught Ferus's, and Ferus caught Tru's. [Jude Watson. The Final Showdown]

Eventually Ferus and Tru exchanged lightsabers as the mission went one. When Darra, their fellow padawan, noticed Ferus was in trouble she tried to help but ended up in front of them.

Anakin wrenched his attention back to Tru. Because Ferus was watching Tru's back, he was the only one in Omega's path. The Jedi Masters had all been at the fore of the fight. Ferus's lightsaber flickered in the dark. Seeing that he was in trouble, Darra Force-leaped toward Ferus, her lightsaber held high, determined to save him. Anakin saw the smile on Omega's face when he fired. The bolts hit Darra straight in the chest. She fell, still keeping her body between Omega and Ferus. Soara cried out. Anakin felt the moment spin out into impossible time, time that froze everything, even his heart.   [Jude Watson. The Final Showdown]

As a result of all this, Ferus Olin resigned from the Jedi Order and Tru ended his friendship with Anakin:

[Anakin] felt a rustle behind him, and saw Tru backing out of the chamber. "Tru!" Anakin called. Reluctantly, Tru edged in a few steps. "Do you know anything?" Tru shook his head. He didn't quite meet Anakin's eyes. "I haven't seen much of you since we've been back," Anakin said. "I know." […]"You were thinking of the mission," Anakin said. "We were all wrong," Tru continued, as if he hadn't even registered what Anakin had said. "We did our best," Anakin said. "And Omega is dead." "So is Darra." Tru turned and walked out. Anakin started after him. Something was wrong. Something had changed between him and his friend, and he didn't know why.

"But I did. I knew that Tru's lightsaber had malfunctioned. I offered to fix it secretly. I did not tell his Master or urge him to do so. His lightsaber failed in battle, and Darra was killed trying to protect me." "But you thought you'd fixed it!" Ferus stopped. He gazed at Anakin for a long moment. "You knew?" he asked. "You knew Tru's lightsaber had broken? You must have seen me fixing it." "I didn't say that." "No. You didn't. But there are only the two of us here, Anakin. You don't have to lie." Anakin said nothing. As usual, Ferus was trying to trap him, trying to show Anakin how much nobler he was. "When we got back, I took it to the Jedi Master Tolan Hing," Ferus said, naming the Jedi who was known for his expertise in the workings of a lightsaber. "He told me that that the fusing between the flux aperture and the power cell needed a slight adjustment. Nothing major — Tru might never have noticed it. Except that in battle, the power drained faster than normal." "I don't know why you're telling me this…." Tru's voice came from behind him. "Because you fixed the flux aperture. And you would have known that it needed to be rechecked after the power cell boost." Anakin turned. "You didn't come to me!" Tru shook his head. "That's funny. Shouldn't you have said, But I didn't know it was broken?" "You're trying to trap me," Anakin said. "Both of you," he added, with an angry look at Ferus. "Tru, I would never do anything deliberately to put you in a position.." Tru's face hardened. His silver eyes held a sheen Anakin had never seen before. They were icy, as though Anakin could slip off his gaze. "I wondered," Tru said. "When we got back here, I wondered if you knew. I saw how you froze in the tomb. 'But not my friend,' I said to myself. 'My friend would not do that.' But then I thought about how you feel about Ferus, how angry you had been. You would want him to get in trouble, even if it meant exposing me." "That's not fair!" "And suddenly I realized — yes, Anakin could have done that." "You're looking at this all wrong," Anakin said. But how could he explain? He couldn't admit that he knew that Tru's lightsaber was broken because he couldn't explain why he'd forgotten to tell him to readjust it. He still didn't know how he'd forgotten something so crucial. Tru would think he'd deliberately forgotten it. There was nothing he could say to convince him otherwise, because he himself didn't know. "I don't think so," Tru said. "I think I'm truly seeing you for the first time." Anakin swallowed. He didn't know what to say. This was an unfamiliar Tru, not the friend of his childhood. "I'll see you outside," Tru said to Ferus, and walked out.

Darra’s death was traumatic to all of them but the way they treated Anakin was very biased. At least, for characters who was supposed represent what a “good jedi” was supposed to be. Neither of them truly listened to Anakin’s explanation. And the author fails to give Anakin’s much depth beyond: he’s jealous/angry. I mean, it feels like everyone already knows he will become Darth Vader. And that’ so unfair to young Anakin.

[blackkatmagic]

Ferus: *takes the lead as the oldest padawan and makes sure that all of his companions (including the girl who's never been in a mission before) know they're under attack*

Anakin: hoW DARE -

[maeve-on-mustafar]

A little excerpt from my "Mace trains Anakin" AU:

Anakin was sitting hunched over on a stone bench, a Zeltron girl on one side and a Teevan boy on the other. A cluster of younglings were gathered in the grass at their feet, all of them crowded in close around Anakin like a pile of nesting tooka kits. “Anakin?” Mace asked, alarmed, as he approached and realized his Padawan was gasping for breath. He could sense Anakin’s panic and dismay through their bond, but was relieved there wasn’t any pain. “Anakin, are you all right?” “You can’t bother him,” the violet-haired little Zeltron girl informed Mace authoritatively as she sat beside Anakin and patted him on the back. “Our crèche master said that sometimes Anakin needs to rest instead of play, and that when that happens, we have to stop playing and help him.” She curled a protective arm around Anakin’s shoulders, glaring at Mace. “So that means you can’t bother him, either.” “Zule!” hissed the young Teevan boy on Anakin’s other side. Mace thought his name might have been Tru. “That’s Master Windu! You can’t talk to him like that!” “I don’t care who he is. He still can’t bother Anakin,” Zule said firmly, hugging Anakin close even as Anakin wheezed and clutched the bottle of his nutritional beverage with white knuckles. “I promise I won’t be doing that,” Mace said calmly, even as his alarm rose upon seeing Anakin’s condition. “May I sit with Anakin, please?”

[beskad]

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[deadstarsrisingsblog]

I have to say, I finally picked up the Jedi Quest series and yikes on trikes, nothing on EARTH could prepare me for how desperately I want to pick 14-yr old Anakin up and just shake him.

Every single time this kid opens his mouth, he shoves his foot in it.

On the one hand, could it be the inconsistent writing and the target age-range limiting the narrative? Sure. Does it make Anakin any more likeable? Absolutely not.

In other news, I would die for Tru, Darra, and Ferus. They are *adorable.* And Siri slow-roasting Obi-Wan over an open flame at any given opportunity is my new favourite thing.

Siri: I would die for you.

Also Siri, in the same sentence: get wrecked, bitch.

[comebackali]

“did something ever happen to you that you wanted to think about first before you told anyone?” baby that’s the trauma talking

[crystalshined]

i.

Ferus disappears down the temple’s stairs, and Tru Veld realizes he can do nothing to stop him. He watches the long shadow follow on the polished stone, and for a dizzying moment he thinks he might throw himself after it; he thinks he might drag Ferus by the shoulders, forcibly, selfishly. He thinks he might beg Ferus to not leave.

He doesn’t.

His throat fills with Korriban ashes, like on their mission, like an aftertaste of a curse.

So he doesn’t speak and Ferus doesn’t speak either.

The long shadow vanishes down the temple stairs, and Tru Veld feels the ancient stone statues stare holes into his back. 

Darra's death is his fault, not Ferus'. He has caused this, not Ferus. Indirectly, as directly as a weapon passes from one’s hand to another. If anyone should be leaving, it should be him. Him. Not Ferus.

Then leave.

His feet are like the statues. Frozen.

You're a coward, Veld. 

He watches the stairs for many long minutes, long enough for the golden glow of the sun to vanish under a cloud. Long enough for a thread to loosen in the force; unravel in the echoes of the galaxy. It snaps and falls and a certainty overcomes Tru so unshakeable and sudden it makes his chest clench. 

He will not see Ferus Olin again.

He turns away.

[startrekin-it]

Started the Jedi Quest books- Anakin made a friend, and it made Obi-Wan so happy

[la-sopa]

I’m bad to shit posting >:)

Shout out to @dragonciphering for bringing me back from the dead.

A Some bits enjoy

<***>

Ferus: Like I said we need more help, maybe I should call my friends

Darra: your what?

Ferus: my friends

Anakin *wispering*: is he saying friends!?

Tru: *also wispering* maybe he’s being sarcastic?

Anakin *wispering*: no no no, it’s delirium. He’s cracked from being awake all night-

Anakin: Hey Ferus! All your friends are in this room

Ferus: *losing brain cells by the second* I have other friends. You asked me to make new friends, I made new friends, it was a task, I complete task-

Darra: that’s so great! I can’t wait to meet them

Anakin *mocking*: you listened, I’m so proud of you!

<***>

Ferus: would you still love me-

Siri:

Siri: love you if what…?

Ferus *losing the battle of fighting his tears*: nO ThAt wAs tHe quEsTiOn

<***>

Tru: look at the difference between the way we treat our friends the way we treat each other.

Anakin *reading a card*: get well soon, love Ferus. Miss you, love Darra

Tru *reading up Anakins card*: That bus should have ended you :)

<***>

Wil: What are you doing?

Roan *eyes glistening*: He’s pretty~

Wil:

Roan:

Wil: and you ugly, now let’s get to work

<***>

Ferus: where are you going? It’s 2 in the morning

Anakin *posing*: to save Gotham

Ferus: your not Batman go tf to sleep

Anakin*crawling into is lightning McQueen bed*: you always ruin the fun…

<***>

Obi-wan: this could be an absolute failure, but knowing me and knowing Siri, this is going to be just fine

Siri: I killed a man today. I lured him to death with a can of baked beans that’s my favorite way of doing it.

The council: 😀👆 🫤 😀👆 🫤

<***>

Anakin: woah, easy there buddy

Ferus: what is it this time?

Anakin: it’s a rollercoaster!

Ferus: so…

Anakin: are you sure your tall enough-

[amarcia]

Back home after a quest.

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[blackkatmagic]

I honestly like the way the Jedi Quest books show characters, flaws and all, and set up a great character-driven basis for what unfolds in the movies, but like. For all that i respect Jude Watson's character work, and for all that I acknowledge that these books are meant for kids, they're also so utterly frustrating sometimes.

Like! Here is this character who is literally introduced as someone who's exceedingly good with engineering/machines/constructing and repairing things. It's the entire basis of his and Anakin's friendship at first. And then three books later he's a complete idiot who can't even build a lightsaber, which people far less mechanically inclined manage on-screen, and he needs other people to do basic repairs on it for him, just so that wonky lightsaber can later be a plot point. It's just nonsensical. It's stupid.

I get that it's for kids, but if you have to retcon an entire character to get your plot to work, idk, maybe it's a bad plot, no matter what age group it's aimed at.

[mayxthexforce]

The parallel between Obi-Wan befriending Cerasi and Nield then Cerasi is killed and Nield resents Obi-Wan to the point they never speak again, and Anakin befriending Darra and Tru then Darra is killed and Tru resents Anakin to the point they never speak again

[mutatiio]

@crystalshined continued from here!!

a smile touched his lips when he sensed tru and it stays there as he responds. a thoughtful gesture, one darra would no doubt appreciate when she does wake up. it's the kind of thing a jedi should do... much different from anakin's own plan. a selfish one that wouldn't have helped anyone - would have just gotten himself into trouble... he wasn't even meant to be in here, borrowing a speeder for no excusable reason probably would have been more than trouble. it had seemed like a good idea when he was restless in his room, guilty after his own mistakes hurt a fellow padawan...

he'd needed a distraction and now tru was here. the force works in mysterious ways, whether they're getting into trouble or not. trouble is more fun with a friend anyway.

" that's a good idea. " he agrees, blue eyes more focused on what tru's doing with the controls. his face lights at the familiar sound of a vehicle unlocking, his fingers twitch. it's only when the door is pushed open, the look, that anakin realises he's invited. yay!!

" not at all. " admits it freely, taking the seat that was offered. the corners of his lips curl, playful. " i could sense that you were up to no good. naturally, i had to come to supervise the no good. "

[notthestarwar]

after @merlyn-bane 's recent post about who might have been agemates with anakin in the temple, @dontbelasagnax & I got talking about any jedi we might know that was around anakins age

we couldnt come up with many lol which got me thinking. there have to be more than this. so I did a bit of research and I thought sharing what i found out might be of use to someone

so this is mostly based on legends and a bit of guesswork. I have made the assumption that if a jedi was a padawan or had only recently become a knight at geonosis, they must have been a padawan at the same time as anakin. obviously this doesnt necessarily mean that they are anakins age, grogu was born the same year as anakin and yet probably wouldnt have had any contact with him as due to species differences in aging, he would have been a baby in the creche.

so to begin with, here are the Jedi I found with birth years within 10 years of anakins own (41bby)

Bultar Swan (born approx 51bby [extended canon wikia])

Aayla born 48bby [legends wikia]

Ferris Olin Born 44bby [legends wikia]

Tru Veld- born 42bby [legends wikia]

Dara Thel-Tanis born 41bby [legends wikia]

Barris Offee born 40bby [legends wikia]

Tallisbeth Enwandung-Esterhazy born 34bby [legends wikia]

And here is a list of Jedi who were padawans during or just before Geonosis:

Talia Moonseeker [passed trials just before geonosis]

Bairdon jace [padawan on geonosis]

Lumas Etima (padawan on geonosis)

Jyl Somtay (padawan during geonosis)

Tan Yuster (padawan on geonosis)

Stam Reath (padawan on geonosis

Nahdar Vebb (padawan during Geonosis) [edit 26/2/24 Thanks @persephoneofhades]

if you guys know any that i havent mentioned reply to this post and I can always edit it so this can be something of a resource